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The Smashing Pumpkins Launch Rats in a Cage Tour
The Smashing Pumpkins have begun their Rats in a Cage tour celebrating the delayed 30th anniversary of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.
On September 30, The Smashing Pumpkins began the Rats in a Cage tour. The tour celebrates the delayed 30th anniversary of the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. During the tour, Billy Corgan is joined on stage by James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, Kiki Wong, and Jack Bates.
Fuck You (An Ode to No One) had not been played live since 2007. Cupid de Locke and Galapagos had not been performed live in 18 years. In addition, the song By Starlight was last played live in 2010.
Two songs, Machina, Machina and Sojourner, were performed live for the first time. The song Jesus Is the Sun was not officially released until 2021. Another selection, As Rome Burns, was never released as a studio recording, but it was played live during the band's 2008 and 2010 tours.
The Rats in a Cage tour is scheduled to continue on November 12 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. Following the performance at the Kia Forum, the band will take part in the Darker Waves festival two days later.
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